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In the 1930's a popular type of music arised this was called swing music
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Artists such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra sang with big Swing bands until they later became solo artists.
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In the 1940's new technology such as the microphone enhanced music by allowing artists to have a more intimate singing style which benefited not ony the artists but the consumers too.
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During the 1950'sa much louder and more excting type of pop emergd it was knonw as rock and roll.
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The invention of the TV alowed artists to have a visual presence which aided those who ould afford to buy a Television at that time.
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Pop music charts did ot exist until 1952 when the first top twenty singles were recorded.
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The beatles were an English Rock and Pop band who were active until the 1970s. The beatles were knwn for setting the standard for Pop musc which still remains.
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The biggest star to emerge from the Glam rock period was Elton John who is a singer and pianist.
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The King of Pop - Michael Jackson was a singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. His contributions to music and dance made him a global figure in pop culture for over four decades.
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Madonna has also played a huge part in the devlopment of Pop music by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content and also the imagery used in some of her videos.
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Wham! emerged as true pop stars in the early 1980's
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Fincher has directed and produced music videos by Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson and many others.
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Francis is an American director and producer, he directed Britney Spears' 2001 single "I'm a slave 4 U" and more recntly Lady Gaga's "Bad romance". Francis is decribed a s visual storyteller.
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They were an American vocal group who were a huge success after seeing they way in which the pop genre worked.
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The Spice Girls were a British girl group consising of 5 members. Their debut album Spice sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history.
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Justin Bieber is one of the most successful emerging Canadian male Pop and R&B artists as well as Katy Perry who is considered one of the most successful American female Pop artists of the early 2010s
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Pop music sales rose by 5% which hadn't happened since 2004.
